Real Madrid secured a crucial 2-0 victory over Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabéu in La Liga on Saturday, with standout performances from Federico Valverde and Vinícius Júnior. However, the triumph came at a heavy cost as right-back Dani Carvajal suffered what appeared to be a serious knee injury, leaving him in tears as he was […]
Ancelotti, Nacho and Modric were keen to stress on the eve of the match that Madrid's habit of winning in the Champions League is no coincidence. Having found luck again in the first half, the Spanish champions consolidated their position in the second half. Gregor Kobel was eventually forced to make a save in the […]
Ahead of the European Championships, Cruz has the chance to win the Champions League for the fifth time with Real when they face Borussia Dortmund at Wembley on June 1. He also won the Champions League with Bayern Munich before joining the Spanish giants. Cruz joined Real in 2014 and soon formed a strong midfield […]
Arsenal won 4–0 over PSV Eindhoven in their first Champions League game since the 2016/17 season. Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Jesus all scored in the first half amid rain in London and Martin Odegaard equalized after the break. “It was a beautiful night after such a long time. The atmosphere, the music of […]
“It was a game in which we had to mature, we needed patience and I am happy for the points,” Arrizabalaga told Real Madrid TV. “I am slowly gaining confidence since joining the team. I’m excited to help, I’m happy with the clean sheet, happy for the result and happy for the three points. Benitez’s […]
Madrid won when Bellingham fed Vinicius into the area and the Brazilian fired a deflected strike into the top corner. “He is adapting very well to La Liga and our style, he is very good,” Ancelotti told reporters. With six points from their first two games, Madrid moved temporarily top of La Liga, ahead of […]
The midfielder almost scored another goal for Rodrigo with a charming cross, but the Brazilian failed to make contact with an attempted bicycle kick. Former Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde made a triple change at half-time to try to get Athletic back in the game. Madrid were forced to make a substitution early in the second […]
Real Madrid suffered a major blow on the eve of the new La Liga season when goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during training on Thursday. His club said the 31-year-old Belgium international would be sidelined for a long time and would undergo surgery in the coming days. “Following […]
César Azpilicueta signed from Chelsea, with Turkey’s Caglar Soyuncu coming from Leicester and left-back Javi Gallan from Celta Vigo. Joao Felix, the club’s record signing in 2019, is not seen as part of coach Diego Simeone’s plans following his return from an unsuccessful loan spell at Chelsea, and is expected to be dropped. Real Sociedad, […]
“Today it all came out in our energy and desire. Sport always gives you a second chance for revenge. This year we got that chance and we took it.” If it had not been for Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, the defending champions would have been on the receiving end of hiding before half-time. The towering […]